Children, young people and families
BACP priority workstream

Children and young people’s mental health is high on the public agenda. Across the UK, it is estimated that three children in an average-size classroom will experience a mental health issue. We believe early intervention and access to timely psychological therapies are key and at the heart of our priorities.

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Our definition of children, young people and families (CYPF) is inclusive of perinatal mental health, extending to young people up until the age of 25.

Particular groups are at greater risk of developing mental health problems, including LGBT+ young people, children from low income households, children experiencing domestic abuse, young carers, those with a parent with a mental health problem and those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).

Working with members and partner organisations, we aim to:

1. increase understanding of the effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy for CYPF

2. persuade policy and decision makers of the relevance of counselling and psychotherapy for CYPF in schools, colleges and wider community settings, including options for online provision

3. increase paid workforce development opportunities for counsellors and psychotherapists working with CYPF within our core competences framework

4. capture the stories of CYPF to demonstrate how counselling has changed their lives.

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Good Practice in Action

Working with children and young people GPiA 046

Counselling children and young people in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in school contexts GPiA 002

Counselling children and young people in school contexts in Scotland GPiA 026

Safeguarding children and young people within the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 031

Understanding child protection in Scotland GPiA 052

Adoption law in England within the counselling professions GPiA 003

Adoption law in Scotland within the counselling professions GPiA 025

Adoption law in Northern Ireland and Wales within the counselling professions GPiA 005

Working with CPS guidance on pre-trial therapy with children in the counselling professions GPiA 098

Understanding the children’s hearing system in Scotland GPiA 053

Research publications

Counselling and psychological therapy for children with long-term medical conditions (LTCs)

Working in the NHS: the state of children’s services

References

1. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017 (accessed on 25/10/2019

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